The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-07-16

tilt, his eyes blazing, his teeth showing and
his tail lashing the air like that of mad bull.
In such emergencies one does not stop to
think Nor can one afterward just rcmcm-
ber what took place. All l know is that
put bullet into his head when he was less
than forty feet away, and that his monlen-
tum brought him almost to my feet. He had
ceased kicking i'll ten seconds, for there was q
hole above his eyes into which baby could
have thrust its fist, and he had been griev-
ously wounded by the other shot, He was q
grand, big fellow, i'll the full prime of life,
and when came to examine his limbs l was
astonisled at the tremendous muscular power.
had my foot on him when l heard shouts
and shots and n terrible scream from my
horse, and wheeled around to see him gal
Looping down to the edge OF the desert, with
the lioneSs fairly in the saddle and using her
teeth on his neck. His screams We're some
thing appalling Near the spot where he had
been tied were two of my friends on horse
back. They had witnessed Il part of my ad-
ventures through the glass, and had saddled
up as fast rs possible. While they We're yet
hundred rods from my horse the lioncss had
come out of the woods, full of defiance and
revenge, and had made straight for the horse
kueS llel luclI guns itItl NiNetl ItielA h1lS
and shouted, but she would not turn from
her course. AS she sprang upon him the
horse broke away, and it was plain to us
that she would kill him before she left him.
The two hunters rode up to me and we
opened fire on horse and lioncss. The
horse did not run straight out upon the
desert, but rushed wildly up and down along
its edge, and the beast tore great pieces of
flesh off his neck US he rushed. One of our
bullets hit her, and another brought the horse
down Just as he was opposite us. He came
down all i'll Il heap, fell over on his side with
q long drawn groan, and the lionesS placed
her paws on his body, and stood there growl-
ing ut us and showing her teeth i'll savage
manner. Sho certainly had more pluck than
the lion.
Look out for her!" cried my comrades i'll
chorus, but the advice was useless. | don't
know that the beast saw them at all. She
seemed to have eyes only for me, perhaps be-
cause l was Oh foot. | was, indeed, the only
one she need fear, for the horses of my COM
panioi!s were 50 restless that they threatened
with every move to ,nseat their riders, and
after two or three minutes loted' i'll spite of
rein and spur anil male f"r camp l have
often wished for II photograph of the lioncss
US she stood there over the dead horSe-hcuu
up, lips drawn, eyes flashing, tail switching,
and such Il warning i'll her low growing as
would try any mans nerve. l bad tumblel
Ecr mate over with n good shot, and l felt
not the least fear OF this Least l stood for Il
minute with half raised carbine and looked
her square inthe eyes, expecting every second
that she would spring. Seeing that she WAS
waiting for me to open the battle, jerkcd
the gun to my face and gave her u Shot. The
big bullet struck her fair i'll the throat md
liEocied her over backward, and She was
dead 10y the time had thrown out the empty
Shell aud advanced to ,iie horse.
Next day witnessed Il new phase of lion
nature Three OF four Of us had gone down
the edge of the desert to wheren wooded cape
pushed itself outlor half mile. twas about
) O'Clock in the afternoon, and we We're some
what separated ;s We secuted along, carefully
surveying the edge, Of the forest, when all Of IL
sudden we Were startled by the roar of Il lion.
An old solitary had been hiding under bush
on the desert side of us. He was mangcy old
fellow, his color faded, his name dropping
out and his teeth worn down until he could
l,lllly eat. He had probably been driven
out of society, the same us tho elephant all
rliinoccl'os are when they get too mean to be
put up VIA any longer, md he was ugly
enough to attack anybody or anything. He
was thirty rods to the left Of us, and was Sd
well hidden that we Should have passed him
unobserved had he remained quiet. He made
directly for Capt. Cameron, who was the
center man. Each of us fired snap shot,
but without effect, and then the captain did
q neat piece of work His horse seemed par
;,lyzcd with fear and he Slid off on the far side
and took run for it to get Il chance to shoot
The lion came on, covering twenty feet at
every bound, and slrans for the horses neck
He had too much spring in him and went
clear over, and then the horse rcgained his
puck and rushed away.
The lion was now left alone and uncovered
Oil the plain. He was certainly put out by
Iii, failure to seize the horsc for his tail was
down, and hc looked uneasy. The two of us
who We're still mounted could not be sure of n
shot, while Capt. Cameron was having some
trouble to get Il ranmed shell out of his
brecchoader, and lie worked away in a cool
and methotlical manner, without even glanc-
ing up at the lion. 1t was strange tableau
fed two or three minutes. The lion looked
from one to the ot!er, WINGED like dog cx-
pecting punishment, and l thought sure he'd
bolt. All of sudden he seemed to remem.
ber that he WAS {. lion instead of q cur, and he
uttered a deep growl, lashed the ground with
his tail and started to advance upou Cameron.
He hadn't gone ten feet before his courage
oozed out and he sat down Oh his li;lnis,
threw his head up and howlcd like scared
dog. l have 10 doubt that one of us could
have advanced and driven him off with a
switch, but the captain was now ready, and
he took aim and rolled the poor old fellow
over with IL ball behind the shouldcr.-Scw
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